Raymond bound over for selling marijuana

Saying he sold a pound of marijuana every month, a Swamp Road man was bound to the grand jury Tuesday for running an allegedly marijuana trafficking operation.

The suspect, Danny Raymond, was bound to the grand jury Tuesday by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross on the charge of possession of marijuana for resale.

His arrest came during a search of his home, specifically a storage shed behind his residence. The defense says it plans to question the search itself in a later suppression hearing in hopes of declaring everything found inadmissible. The defense maintains officers may not have had grounds to stop Raymond earlier in the day, a traffic stop which led to the search of his home.

It was during the search, sheriff?s investigator Patrick Ray testified Tuesday, that a pound of marijuana was found hidden in a stove inside the outbuilding. Also found were scales, baggies, marijuana seeds and cash, suggesting Raymond was operating a trafficking business out of his residence.

Ray said Raymond admitted to the crime, telling officers he would go out of town to buy the marijuana and then sell about a pound of the illegal drug every month. He went on to say his wife knew nothing of his illegal enterprise.